Excessive memory consumption without active processes detected. Explained and resolved.
Excessive memory consumption without active processes detected. Explained and resolved.
Hello everyone, currently some users (including myself) might notice increased RAM consumption after keeping many windows open. Once those windows are closed, the usage doesn’t drop as expected. The issue stems from the "Desktop Window Manager," a recognized Windows 10 memory leak that Microsoft hasn’t resolved yet. In my experience, it leads to more than 8 GB of extra RAM being used. There’s a method to alleviate it. You can end the process while the system runs without any open windows (though this may cause crashes if not handled carefully) and it will restart shortly. Here’s how: Go to Task Manager, select Performance, then Resource Monitor at the bottom, choose Memory, locate the "dwm.exe" process, right-click it, and click End Process. The screen will go dark for a few seconds before the process restarts using less than 200 MB of RAM. Restarting the system does the same, but this is the only option at the moment. I hope Microsoft addresses this soon. Cheers
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